Comparison

Scheme vs Tooliverse

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Scheme

Features
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Scheme turns your iPhone Home Screen into something that's unmistakably yours — with real, useful widgets and a coordinated set of themes, wallpapers, and fonts that all match. TERMINAL-STYLE WIDGETS • Apps — your selected apps as a simple text list, not a grid of icons — one tap to open each • Clock — a terminal-style clock: date, time, or both • Calendar — your next events, "Up Next" at a glance • Reminders — what's due, with overdue flags • Scratchpad — a quick note you can edit right from the Home Screen • Weather — current conditions and the day's high/low Every widget comes in multiple sizes, and each one is themed to match the rest of your Home Screen. THEMES THAT MATCH EVERYTHING Choose from 16 hand-tuned color themes — light and dark, drawn from the kind of palettes developers already love. Pick one and your widgets, fonts, and wallpaper all follow it, so nothing clashes. Generate a matching wallpaper in a range of styles — Minimal, Terminal, Gradient, and more — sized for your device and saved to Photos, ready to set in a couple of taps. MAKE IT YOURS • 7 fonts, including JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, and IBM Plex Mono • Tap the Calendar or Reminders widget to open straight into your calendar or reminders — and choose which app it opens FREE TO START Scheme is genuinely usable for free — no trial required: 6 themes, the Apps, Clock, and Scratchpad widgets, 3 wallpaper styles, and 3 fonts. SCHEME PRO Unlock everything: all 16 themes, the Calendar, Reminders, and Weather widgets, the large Apps widget, all 8 wallpaper styles, and all 7 fonts. • Yearly $14.99 with a 7-day free trial • Lifetime $29.99 — pay once, yours forever Family Sharing supported on both plans. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Your calendar and reminders are read on-device only and never leave your iPhone. Privacy Policy: https://vfreitas.com/scheme/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tooliverse

This app transforms your phone's hardware into a versatile collection of over 60 practical tools. From measuring and leveling to navigation and sound analysis, it offers a wide range of utilities for everyday tasks and outdoor adventures.

Highlights
  • 65+ real-world tools
  • Measure & Level tools
  • Navigation & Exploration tools
  • Sound & Music tools
  • Inspection tools
  • Emergency tools
  • Phone testing tools
Features
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Your Toolbox, in Your Pocket Tooliverse turns the hardware already inside your phone into a practical collection of real-world tools. Need to level a picture? Measure an angle? Find north? Check altitude? Measure sound? Tune a guitar? Inspect something up close? Before buying, carrying, or downloading another single-purpose tool, check Tooliverse. 65+ real-world tools. One app. Free. No subscription. No forced full-screen video ads before you can use a tool. Measure & Level Turn your phone into practical measuring instruments: • Bubble Level • Surface Level • Plumb Bob • Digital Angle Finder • Clinometer • Protractor • Ruler • AR Tape Measure • Distance Meter • Height Meter • Area Meter • Camera Level • Picture Hanging • Square Checker • Object Dimension Scanner • Storm Distance Meter Navigate & Explore Useful tools for everyday navigation and the outdoors: • Compass • Bearing Finder • Altimeter • Barometer • GPS Coordinates • Waypoints • Backtrack • Distance Tracker • Speedometer • Trail Recorder • Sunrise/Sunset Direction Finder • Compass Interference Detector Sound & Music Turn your microphone and speakers into useful audio instruments: • Sound Meter • Noise Exposure Meter • Frequency Meter • Spectrum Analyzer • Live Audio Waveform • Guitar Tuner • Tone Generator • Metronome • BPM Detector • Speaker Test • Microphone Test See & Inspect Use your camera as an inspection instrument: • Magnifier • Mirror • Inspection Camera • Color Meter • Light Meter • Camera Alignment Grid • Document Scanner • OCR Scanner • Barcode Scanner • Camera Test Field & Outdoors A pocket field kit for hiking, camping, scouting, and outdoor use: • Compass • Altimeter • Barometer • Waypoints • Backtrack • Trail Recorder • Red Light • SOS Beacon • Signal Lamp • Storm Distance Meter • GPS Coordinates Workshop & DIY Keep useful workshop instruments in your pocket: • Bubble Level • Surface Level • Digital Angle Finder • Clinometer • Cross-Line Level • Vibration Meter • G-Force Meter • Picture Hanging • Square Checker • Shake Counter • Vehicle Acceleration/Braking Meter • Object Dimension Scanner Light & Emergency Useful tools when you need them: • Flashlight • Strobe • SOS Beacon • Red Light • Signal Lamp Phone Testing Quickly check important parts of your device: • Display Test • Touch Test • Speaker Test • Microphone Test • Camera Test • Vibration Test • Motion Sensor Test • Phone Inspector Built for Real Life Tooliverse is not a collection of random calculators or software utilities. Every Tooliverse tool is designed around a simple idea: Use the hardware already in your phone to replace or approximate a real-world tool. Your phone already contains cameras, microphones, motion sensors, GPS, a compass, a flashlight, powerful processing hardware, and, on supported devices, a barometer and advanced AR capabilities. Tooliverse puts that hardware to work. Private & Useful Offline Many Tooliverse tools process information directly on your device and work without an internet connection. No account required. Free. No Subscription. Tooliverse is built to be a toolbox you can actually keep, without another monthly subscription. Install it once and carry a practical collection of useful tools in your pocket. Tooliverse Your toolbox, in your pocket. Accuracy and feature availability vary by device, permissions, environment, calibration, and sensor hardware. Tooliverse is designed for general-purpose measurements and reference, and is not a replacement for certified professional, medical, safety, surveying, or other specialized instruments.

Screenshots

Scheme4 screens
Tooliverse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tooliverse at none against Scheme's 2. Tooliverse also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). Scheme's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scheme sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Tooliverse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scheme ships an update every 9 days, Tooliverse daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Scheme versus Tooliverse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSchemeTooliverse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVitor de FreitasCliqurs Studios

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Scheme

Subscriptions1
  • Scheme Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Scheme Pro (Lifetime)$29.99
None

Tooliverse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scheme free?
Scheme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tooliverse free?
Tooliverse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scheme or Tooliverse have ads?
Tooliverse shows ads; Scheme does not.
Which is updated more often, Scheme or Tooliverse?
Scheme ships an update every 9 days, and Tooliverse daily. Most recently, Scheme was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tooliverse on November 6, 2026.

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